Reading boss Steve Coppell won't rush back fit-again defender Ibrahima Sonko for tomorrow's clash with Blackburn Rovers.
"He will be very important to us as we go on but by the same token we don't want to present him with a hurdle that is too high.
"He has played four of five games but does that make him ready for Premier League strikers given that he has had a seven-month lay-off.
"No disrespect to those he has already played against but it is another level to be playing against the top boys - and Blackburn are top boys."